Some cities around the nation are calling for the statues' removal similar to the way the Confederate battle flag was shunned by some following a mass shooting by a white supremacist inside a SC church.

Heimbach says he'll organize his groups to oppose any effort to move two Confederate statues from the lawn of the former Fayette County Courthouse.

As one speaker said Tuesday, how can we welcome people from across the country and the world to a location where many of our citizens won't feel welcome? The city has been warned the commission would not green light moving the statues unless it found a new home for Hunt Morgan and Breckinridge. Jefferson, Washington. We can't erase the history of those men as slave-owners.

"It's the right thing to do", he told the Post. Gray asked the Lexington city council to support his petition for removal next week.

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A Confederate statue in Louisville, some 80 miles from Lexington, was vandalized over the weekend. White supremacists had originally chose to hold their rally in the Virginia town known more for being a quiet college town than political activism, as a result of plans to remove a statue of Robert E Lee there.

Debate over the monuments in downtown Lexington dates back to the summer of 2015, when vandals painted "Black lives matter" on the statue of Morgan.

Lexington honors history. But that history must be accurate, he said.

A white nationalist leader says his group will organize against efforts in Lexington to move two Confederate-era statues.

In a tweet, Lexington's mayor said "we can not let them define our future".

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In response the country's parliament has now given initial approval to a bill to increase spending on their missile programme. He further said American officials should be aware that the legislation was just the first step against anti-Iran measures.

Sale however did add to his credentials this season, becoming the franchises 2nd all-time leader in 10+ strikeout games (16). He clapped his hands as he rounded first on his fourth home run, which handed Chapman his fourth blown save in 19 chances.

Meanwhile, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Morgan Lake finished fifth and sixth respectively in the women's high jump. Farah had romped to victory in the longer event on the opening night of the championships last weekend.

Trump endured a drumbeat of criticism throughout the weekend, from many Republicans as well as Democrats, among them Sens. Meanwhile, Pence has scheduled other stops in Argentina, Chile and Panama, giving speeches and meeting with leaders.

The recent toll is apart from the 84 persons who died in the first wave of floods that hit the state between April to June. The deluge has claimed 15 lives in the past four days and displaced more than 23 lakh people, reported NDTV .

As Stephen Hayes put it in the Weekly Standard: "Trump is quick to condemn-in specific and harsh terms-anyone he doesn't like". President Trump spoke Saturday as unrest grew from a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia .

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